Is the God of Hosts my God?
In a burning world, the Church still carries a God who orders genocide. From Marcion to Netanyahu, the problem of the Old Testament has never been resolved.
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METALIZER: The day Sanremo fell into the wrong (or right) hands
I sat down in front of Logic Pro without a clear plan. I just wanted to have fun. I had Ditonellapiaga's "Che Fastidio!" in my head—that cutting electropop irony, those social complaints transformed into a chorus—and I asked myself, "What if I put a distorted guitar on top?" Answer: it turned out to be incredible. Then it was Arisa's turn...
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Marghera: 37 engineers fired. And Italy still debating cookies.
AI isn't stealing our jobs. We're giving them away. A few weeks ago, on the other side of the ocean, something happened that could never have happened in Italy. Not because Italians aren't capable—but because someone usually stops them first. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic—the company that…
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The Army of Professionals with Folded Arms
Arms folded, a proud look, a neutral background: LinkedIn profile photos are all the same. An ironic, psychological analysis of a disappearing identity.
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Gilmour
Today, March 6, 2026, David Gilmour turns 80. And I can't let it go unnoticed—even though, in a certain sense, silence is precisely what he's always used better than anyone else. Because David Gilmour has never been a guitarist who overwhelms you. He's someone who…
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Chaos King: We wrote it a year ago. Today it's news.
There's a specific date when I realized that certain lyrics aren't written: they're received. It was about a year ago. My bandmates from 80 Hundred Miles and I were working on a new song. The concept was simple and ruthless: a man of power who governs through chaos. A leader who transforms…
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It's 2026. We have everything. And it's still not enough.
Reflections on the paradoxes of a humanity capable of reaching the stars yet incapable of waiting in line in peace. It's 2026. We produce enough food to feed 12 billion people, and there are only 8 of us. We're preparing to return to the Moon and plan a colony on Mars. We have clean energy, life-extending medicines,…
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Sanremo 2026 Winner Sal Da Vinci: the triumph of reassuring banality.
Sanremo 2026 winner Sal Da Vinci conquered the Ariston with "Per sempre sì," a song that perfectly embodies the Italian pop scene. A necessary preface: those who regularly follow RickyVerso know that I eschew "musical Nazi" snobbery. I don't dismiss the Festival as trash out of hand. On the contrary, I keep an eye on the quality...
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Anthropic and the Middle Finger to Trump: Are AI Ethics Worth $200 Million?
There's a specific moment when Silicon Valley's grand declarations of principle collide with reality, and that moment usually takes the form of a multi-figure check. In this blog, we often talk about how generative AI is changing art, music, and creativity—just look at our…
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Many things, but giving the best: because being multifaceted is a choice and not an excuse
Last night, on the stage of the Ariston Theatre, a man in an elegant dark suit moonwalks down Italy's most famous stairs. He doesn't stumble. Almost perfect. And before anyone can even decide what to think, he opens his mouth and says, "Better to do many things badly than one well." Pause. Laughter. And I, from the couch, did that...
